ISUZU Complaints

REGULAR FRAME REPAIR TO 1997 RODEO. JULY IS MY INSPECTION MONTH AND FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS IT HAS BECOME FRAME REPAIR TIME, IT NEVER ENDS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT A RECALL ON RODEO & PASSPORT FRAMES? *TR

THE INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE REAR SECTION OF OUR 2001 ISUZU RODEO HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY SEVERE CORROSION. BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL SECTIONS, TO WHICH THE TRACTION BARS ARE ATTACHED, ARE SO RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT THAT THE TRACTION BARS ARE IN DANGER OF DETACHING FROM THE FRAME RAILS! THE GAS TANK SUPPORT IS ALSO ROTTED THROUGH AND, ESSENTIALLY, THE ENTIRE REAR FRAME SECTION OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY DESTROYED BY THIS CORROSION. IT IS FULL OF HOLES AND CRACKS AND IS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING. THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS RODEO AND HAVE FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED IT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN APRIL 2001, YET THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE AND NO LONGER DRIVABLE! THIS CORROSION IS OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE ISUZU OR HONDA WILL ACT RESPONSIBLY AND TAKE ACTION? *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO. REAR CONTROL ARM RUSTED OUT. REAR SHOCK MOUNTS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THEM TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

1.) AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SETTING, UNUSED FOR A DAY OR TWO, 2.) VEHICLE WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF A DRAINED BATTERY. 3.) BATTERY IS RECHARGED WITH A STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CHARGER AND SERVICE IS RESTORED. SUSPICIONS ARE THAT IT MAY FALL UNDER AN EXISTING TSB # 08134 - DRAIN BATTERY PROBLEM DUE TO CD/MP# RADIO POWER DRAIN, WHICH APPLIES TO THE CHEVROLET AND GMC COUSIN THE ISUZU. *TR

2002 ISUZU AXIOM BEGAN RATTLING AND SHAKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE I WAS ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. I HEARD A HORRIBLE SOUND, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED, AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE WHOLE FRAME HAS RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT, ALONG WITH THE WHOLE LEFT TRAILING ARM. HE STATED, "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND YOU'RE LUCKY YOU WEREN'T KILLED." I CALLED ISUZU, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THIS ROT AND RUST IS CAUSED BY SALT ON OUR ROADWAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS!! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE STABILIZER ATTACHMENT POINT TO THE CAR FRAME HAS ROTTED OFF CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS RUSTED OUT. THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE DRIVER'S REAR QUARTER DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND IS IRREPARABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PUT A NEW MOTOR IN IT A FEW MONTHS AGO ONLY TO FIND THIS OUT MONTHS LATER. *TR

2001 ISUZU RODEO LS 3.2 V-4 2WD. CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE OF ...LODGING IN THE CASE WEDGING AGAINST THE CRANKSHAFT, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT IN TWO AND CRACKING THE BLOCK. OIL WAS FULL, COOLANT FULL,..REMOVED ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLED IT, TO FIND THE BROKEN CRANKSHAFTA FULL REBUILD OF THE ENGINE WITH A USED SHORT BLOCK IS NOW IN EFFECT. ( SHORT BLOCK IS THE BOTTOM ENGINE AS IN BLOCK CRANKSHAFT PISTONS ETC....NOT THE TOP HALF) I AM NOW GOING TO REPLACE ALL PISTONS, RINGS, WATER PUMP, OIL PUMP, TENSIONER ALL GASKETS, YOU NAME IT. I CAN REBUILD THIS BETTER THAN ISUZU EVER INTENDED TO. *TR THANKS ALOT ISUZU

I BOUGHT A 2001 ISUZU RODEO IN 2001. I WAS DETAILING MY SUV AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME HAS RUSTED A LONG GATE HOLE THROUGH THE FRAME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MYSELF CALLED ISUZU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THIS VEHICLE IS IMMACULATE. IT IS TIME THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS ABUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO THOSE WHO DRIVE RODEOS AND PASSPORTS, AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. I AM OUT OF A PERFECTLY NICE VEHICLE OTHER THAN FRAME. I CANNOT EVEN TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN. *TR

AFTER NORMAL, MOSTLY RURAL, PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, THE LF TIRE FAILED AFTER 16 MONTHS AND 27000 MILES OF SERVICE. THE TREAD/BELT SHOWED AN OBVIOUS LARGE BULGE AND SEPARATION FROM THE CARCASS OVER APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE OUTSIDE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH AUDIBLE EXTERNAL NOISE (AT SLOW SPEEDS) ALONG WITH A FELT BUMP IN THE TIRE AND A SHIMMY ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SYMPTOMS WERE REDUCED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS WAS NOTICED AROUND THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER, 2009. IT WAS REPORTED TO CONTINENTAL VIA A LOCAL CONTINENTAL TIRE DEALER AND THE ADJUSTMENT WAS 25% OFF OF A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CONTINENTAL APPARENTLY DETERMINED THAT 16 MONTHS AND 27000 MILES WAS 3/4 OF THE TIRES LIFE. THREE WEEKS AND 400 MILES LATER, THE LR TIRE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND MY EXAMINATION REVEALED AN IDENTICAL BULGE OVER APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE TIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. AT THE TIME MY FAMILY & I WERE DRIVING TO THE AUSTIN, TX AIRPORT FOR A THANKSGIVING VACATION OUT OF STATE. WHEN I RETURNED EIGHT DAYS LATER, I AGAIN WENT TO THE LOCAL CONTINENTAL DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED MY INSPECTION (THIS TIME WITH STEEL CORDS SHOWING AT THE FAILED SPOT), AND TOLD THEM THAT I NO LONGER TRUSTED THE REMAINING TWO ORIGINAL TIRES AND WOULD LIKE FOR CONTINENTAL TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF APPROPRIATE TIRES. THAT REQUEST AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE SECOND DEFECTIVE TIRE IS INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME. CONTINENTAL TIRE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS ALREADY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY ADJUSTMENT UNTIL THE TIRE FAILS. IF IT FAILS ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DIRE FOR MY FAMILY OR OTHERS. AS CAN BE IMAGINED, I AM NOT SO HAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION. *TR